Jack Hearne
John Thomas Hearne
Born: 3 May 1867, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire
Died: 17 April 1944, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire
Major Teams: Middlesex, England.
Known As: Jack Hearne
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break, Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: England v South Africa at Cape Town, Only Test, 1891/92
Last Test: England v Australia at Manchester, 4th Test, 1899
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1892
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 12 18 4 126 40 9.00 0 0 4 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 2976 211 1082 49 22.08 6-41 4 1 60.7 2.18
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1888 - 1823)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 639 919 318 7205 71 11.98 0 8 426 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 144532 54352 3061 17.75 9-32 255 66 47.2 2.25
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Possibly the finest cricketer of the Hearne clan, JT had four cousins who
played Tests, and two brothers who played first-class cricket. Described by
Wisden as "one of the finest bowlers the game has ever known" Jack Hearne
(known in Middlesex as "Old Jack" to distinguish him from his cousin JW
Hearne) played cricket for Middlesex from 1891 to 1914, taking over 3000
wickets. Bowling right-arm medium from a relatively long run he had a
perfect delivery, side on, balanced and with the ball delivered from his
full height. His length seldom varied except by design, and he was able to
exact break from even placid wickets, turning the ball from off to leg. He
varied his pace well, and bowled a faster variation that swung away with his
arm. On a wicket that was helpful to bowlers he was near unplayable. He was
a useful lower order bat, and a dependable, sometimes brilliant close to the
wicket fieldsman. Growing up in Buckinghamshire, he was recruited for
Middlesex, and once qualified moved immediately into the County side, making
his debut in 1890. He took 6/62 in his first match, and never looked back.
The next season he topped the first-class averages with 118 wickets at only
10 runs apiece, and in 1896 took 257 wickets. That year he took 56
Australian wickets in his matches against the tourists. He debuted for
England in 1891-92, in
the somewhat bizarre Test, in which he played with two of his cousins, and
against a third, and also featured the debuts for
England of the Australian Test players Murdoch and Ferris. Ferris was so
successful that Hearne barely got a bowl, although he made 40 at number ten
in the England innings. He had to wait 4 years for another chance in the
Test team, but success against the 1896 Australians made him a near
automatic choice for the 1897-98 tour, and the 1899 home series. At Leeds in
1899 he recorded England's first hat-trick against Australia, dismissing
Clem Hill, Sid Gregory and Monty Noble - an illustrious trio indeed. He took
over 100 wickets in 15 English seasons. Hearne spent several winters
coaching in India for the Maharaja of Patiala, and after retirement coached
at Oxford for many years, playing occasional first-class cricket well into
his fifties. In 1920, he was elected a member of the Middlesex committee,
only the second professional to attain such a position with a county club. A
modest and kindly man, he was liked and respected by all who came across
him (DL 2000).
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 10:05:30 GMT
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